tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post8698912992011695271..comments2024-03-28T09:17:54.583+00:00Comments on Pubs of Manchester: Sherwood, Wilmslow Roadgranatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551985686564886849noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-63316966877661792652022-08-27T15:22:40.133+01:002022-08-27T15:22:40.133+01:00In the summer of 1995 The Sherwood was gutted and ...In the summer of 1995 The Sherwood was gutted and re-opened as Buchanan's (and I started working there from that opening) which was an experiment Scottish theme pub that Whitbread's ran as their alternative to the Irish bars that were becoming popular at the time. Prior to opening all the staff were given a course in whiskey tasting to help us sell some of the 20-odd single malts that we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-24454004274304446532019-12-06T14:07:57.044+00:002019-12-06T14:07:57.044+00:00I worked in the Sherwood in 1976. It had just been...I worked in the Sherwood in 1976. It had just been "done up", and controversially it was Lounge bar only prices. with no cheaper public bar. Bitter was 28p a pint. I worked there at lunchtimes and in the evenings I worked in the Southern (by the cemetery in Chorlton). In the Southern bitter was 20½p a pint (10½p for a half) and mild was 18½p a pint (9½p for a half). <br /><br />In thoseBill Pearsonhttp://billpearson.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-661936980703743552016-10-08T09:33:54.707+01:002016-10-08T09:33:54.707+01:00Well, it has been pulled down, after a period of d...Well, it has been pulled down, after a period of dereliction, in October 2016. My father bought me a pint on my 21st birthday there when it was the Sherwood, and it was still a locals' pub.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-57019450459085461172012-12-16T11:17:30.739+00:002012-12-16T11:17:30.739+00:00Being a student in 1978 meant looking for a tradit...Being a student in 1978 meant looking for a traditional pub with something worth drinking! or at least it did to us. At that time it struck me as a local's pub - at any rate the beer was horrid, so it was rarely visited.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-21556082616609581362011-11-29T19:39:27.069+00:002011-11-29T19:39:27.069+00:00I went in last year and I'm not a student, but...I went in last year and I'm not a student, but I think it was summer when I went. So if you really want to find out what it's like now then you will probably get in out of term-time. Your presumption is correct though, it's not great!Karlnoreply@blogger.com